Show notes
<3 In episode 43 of Magic Portals we hear from one of my personal favourite albums, Straight Ahead. Straight Ahead is the debut solo album of Wipers frontman Greg Sage. It was released in 1985. Dinosaur Jr. frontman J Mascis covered the song “On the Run” on his 1996 solo album, Martin + Me. Wipers front man Greg Sage embarked on a solo career after the recording of the Wipers’ brilliant album Over the Edge. His first solo release, Straight Ahead, proved to be his best output yet. The album is not as electrically charged as The Wipers material, but it features incredibly strong song compositions. Musically the album is sparse with simple instrumentation of guitar, bass, and very simply played drums, yet because of the raw emotion behind the playing and song composition, these bare bones arrangements never feel dull or overly simplistic. There is a melancholic thread throughout the album, with lyrical themes of isolation, loneliness and unrequited love (listen to songs “Soul’s Tongue and “Astro Cloud”). On Straight Ahead Greg Sage opens his chest and leaves his bleeding heart on the table for the world to see; his sincerity on this album is completely genuine. <3http://joy.org.au/magicportals/wp-content/uploads/sites/350/2017/10/Episode-42.mp3 Ep 4300:02:24 – Greg Sage – Straight Ahead00:06:59 – Greg Sage – Soul’s Tongue00:09:37 – Greg Sage – Blue Cowboy00:12:58 – Greg Sage – Your Empathy00:17:36 – Greg Sage – The Illusion Fades00:20:25 – Greg Sage – Seems So Clear00:23:54 – Greg Sage – On The Run00:27:30 – Greg Sage – Astro Cloud00:31:16 – Greg Sage – Let It Go00:37:00 – Greg Sage – World Without Fear00:41:00 – Greg Sage – Keep On Keepin’ On00:45:08 – Sonic Youth – NYC Ghosts & Flowers00:52:54 – Sonic Youth – Mote Transitional Audio Clips Peter Pan (1953) – The Mermaid Lagoon ScenePeter Pan (1953) – Wendy and Peter First Meet SceneA Nightmare On Elm Street (1984) – Nancys School Dream Scene The post Straight Ahead appeared first on Magic Portals.